NIF Jobs 2021 | Eligibility | Salary | Registration | Application Form – National Innovation Foundation (NIF) has released an online notification for recruitment to the 30 Vacancies of Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Senior Research Fellow (SRF), Research Associate – I, Research Associate – II Posts. Interested candidates who completed all eligibility criteria can apply in NIF Job Notification before the last date
All the interested and eligible candidates can download the application form from the official website or link given below and submit the duly filled in and signed application along with required documents in both E-mails and by post on or before last date. The e-mail address for sending applications through e-mail . Before applying, candidates are advised to peruse the advertisement carefully and should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility criteria.

NIF Jobs 2021 | Eligibility | Salary | Registration | Application Form
Organization Name |
National Innovation Foundation (NIF) |
Post Names |
Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Senior Research Fellow (SRF), Research Associate – I, Research Associate – II, Research Associate – III, Project Associate –I, Project Associate –II, Senior Project Associate, Principal Project Associate, Manager – Administration, Manager – Finance, Admin Associate, Finance Associate |
No. of Posts |
30 Posts |
Application Starting Date |
Started |
Application Ending Date |
30th October 2021 |
Category |
Central Government Jobs |
Selection Process |
Interview |
Job Location |
Anywhere in India |
Official Site |
nif.org.in |
NIF Jobs 2021 Notification |
Official Notification |
Email ID to which the Application Forms have to be submitted |
[email protected] |
Vacancies Details
Post Name |
Vacancies |
Technical positions (JRF/ SRF /RA/ Project Associates at various levels) |
25 |
Finance and Administrative positions (Managers/ Associates) |
5 |
Total |
30 Vacancies |
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for the NIF Recruitment vacancy, the candidates should have some required qualifications and age limits. Actually, NIF used to recruit young candidates for initial level operations. Let discuss the further details below.
Educational Qualifications
Name of the Post |
Educational Qualifications & Experience |
Junior Research Fellow (JRF) |
- Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science or Graduate/ Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course with NET/ GATE
|
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) |
- The qualification prescribed for JRF with two years of research experience
|
Research Associate – I |
- Doctoral Degree in Science/ Agriculture or having 3 years of research and development experience after Master’s in Engineering / Technology / Veterinary/ Pharma / Ayurveda with at least one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SCI) journal
|
Research Associate – II |
Research Associate – III |
Project Associate –I |
- Masters’ Degree in Basic Science or Graduate / Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course from a recognized University or equivalent
|
Project Associate –II |
- Masters Degree in Basic Science or Graduate / Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course
- 2 years of experience in Research Development in Industrial and Academic Institutions or Science and Technology Organizations and Scientific activities and services.
|
Senior Project Associate |
- Masters Degree in Basic Science or Graduate / Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course from a recognized University or equivalent
- Four Years of experience in Research and Development in Industrial and Academic Institutions or Sciences and Technology Organizations and Scientific activities or services (OR)
- Doctoral Degree in Science / Engineering / Technology / Veterinary/ Pharma / MD a recognized University or equivalent
|
Principal Project Associate |
- Master’s Degree in Basic Science or Graduate / Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course from a recognized University or equivalent AND
- Eight Years of experience in Research and Development in Industrial and Academic Institutions or Sciences and Technology Organisation’s and Scientific activities and services (OR)
- Doctoral Degree in Science / Engineering / Technology / Veterinary/ Pharma / MD a recognized University or equivalent AND
- Four Years of experience in Research and Development in Industrial and Academic Institutions or Sciences and Technology organizations and Scientific activities and services.
- Ph. D/ M
|
Manager – Administration |
- Post Graduate in Commerce, Finance and Accounts, Human Resource Management, Public administration, and other related subjects with at least three years experience in handling the administration, finance, store, and purchase, etc.
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Manager – Finance |
- CA/ ICWA/ CFA/ Post Graduate in Commerce, Finance and accounts Public administration and other related subjects with least three years of experience in handling the administration, finance, store, and purchase, etc.
|
Admin Associate |
- Post Graduate in Human Resource Management/ Commerce, Finance and accounts, Public administration, and other related subjects with one year of experience in reputed institutions/ companies.
|
Finance Associate |
- Post Graduate in Commerce, Finance and Accounts, Human Resource Management, Public administration, and other related subjects with one years’ experience in reputed institutions/companies.
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Age Limit
Post Name |
Upper Age Limit |
Junior Research Fellow (JRF) |
31 years |
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) |
35 years |
Research Associate – I |
40 years |
Research Associate – II |
Research Associate – III |
Project Associate –I |
35 years |
Project Associate –II |
35 years |
Senior Project Associate |
40 years |
Principal Project Associate |
40 years |
Manager – Administration |
40 years |
Manager – Finance |
40 years |
Admin Associate |
35 years |
Finance Associate |
35 years |
Selection Process
NIF Manager used to follow the following selection process to recruit a candidate to their company. Candidates are requested to adhere to the same detail given below.
- Written exam
- Personal Interview
- Document Verification
Salary Details
Post Name |
Salary |
Junior Research Fellow (JRF) |
31,000/- + HRA |
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) |
35,000/- + HRA |
Research Associate – I |
47,000/- + HRA |
Research Associate – II |
49,000/- + HRA |
Research Associate – III |
54,000/- + HRA |
Project Associate –I |
31,000/- + HRA With NET/GATE Or 25,000/- +HRA without NET./ GATE |
Project Associate –II |
35,000/- + HRA With NET/GATE Or 28,000/- +HRA without NET./GATE |
Senior Project Associate |
42,000/- + HRA |
Principal Project Associate |
49,000/- + HRA |
Manager – Administration |
Up to 50,000/- + HRA |
Manager – Finance |
Up to 50,000/- + HRA |
Admin Associate |
Up to 30,000/- + HRA |
Finance Associate |
Up to 30,000/- + HRA |
How to Apply For the NIF Jobs 2021
- Visit the official website of NIF @ nif.org.in
- And then scroll down at the end of the home page and click on the “Careers” option.
- Then you will b redirected to another page.
- There, click on the “ADVT. NO. 01/2021”.
- Then official notification will be displayed.
- Next, go through the whole notification.
- If eligible, download the application form by the direct link provided below.
- Fill it and send it to the Email ID specified below before 30th October 2021.
NIF Admit Card 2021
- All the candidates who will qualify the written exam will be eligible to appear for the written exam.
- The call letter for the NIF exam will be uploaded on the NIF website.
- Further, the direct link to download the NIF exam will be provided to you here below.
NIF Answer Key 2021
- The NIF will release the answer key of the written exam after a few days of conducting the exam.
- With the help of the NIF answer key pdf you will know the probable marks that you will obtain in the written test.
- You can also raise an objection against the NIF answer key released by the commission in case you find an answer marked by the commission to be incorrect.
NIF Result 2021
- NIF will announce the result of the written exam and the final result on its website.
- The NIF result pdf will have the names of the qualified candidates who will be appointed to the NIF .
- We will provide you with the direct link to download the NIF exam 2021 here once it is announced by the commission.